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1 Module 1: Basic principles of micronutrients
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1.1.6 Introduction to basic principles
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What are the 2 main groups that minerals can be separated into?Major minerals;
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What does the bio-availability of a micronutrient indicate/mean?The amount of a micronutrient that is actually taken up into the body
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Why is the bio-availability of micronutrients especially relevant for minerals?Minerals can be present in foods, but still not be taken up into the body efficiëntly
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1.2.1 Overview of micronutrients
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What are 2 main differences between macro and micro nutrients?The amount in which it is consumed (70-200 g macros; <1 g micros);
Micronutrients do not provide energy to the body -
What is the difference between organic and inorganic molecules in relation to their chemistry?Organic molecules contain carbon atoms, inorganic molecules do not contain carbon atoms
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1.2.2 Overview of micronutrients
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What are the 2 general main
purposes ofvitamins in the body?Growth;Maintaining good health -
What does it mean that vitamins are essential components of our diet?That the body cannot produce the amounts of vitamins that our bodies need; so it is essential that we take in vitamins via diet
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How many vitamin- compounds/groups of compounds are there?13
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What are the members of the same vitamin family called?
(EX: vitamin E is a group of compounds that resemble parent compounds, so what are the compounds in that group called?)Vitamers -
What happens within the body to a provitamin?A provitamin is converted within the body to a vitamin
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